Wine Buyer's Dozen 5.0
- Mixed
- Various
This pack is a little different to the others. Hand-picked and curated by our much-loved Wine Buyers, you’re getting a dozen chosen by the people who eat, sleep and breathe (and taste!) wine every single day. We’ve given them free rein to tell you directly what they love about their chosen bottles. Read on to discover what our buyers are loving at the moment.
Each case contains TWO bottles of:
Red
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- Cabernet Sauvignon
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- Margaret River
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Margaret River
Flying Fish Cove flies a bit under the radar in Margaret River. But James Halliday hasn’t missed them. He honours the producer with five red stars, his highest rating, and their wines often garner 95 or 96 points. We tasted this one of course and are confident there’s another huge score on the way. It’s juicy, concentrated, powerful and balanced with hints of dark chocolate, eucalypt, mocha, mulberry, cassis and cedar. If you are a fan of top notch Margs cabernet, this will suit you perfectly.
Red
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- Shiraz
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- Pyrenees
- Shiraz
- Pyrenees
From the ever-reliable Shadowfax comes their take on the small Victorian region on Pyrenees. This is from one of best vineyards in the region, so you can imagine that with the Shadowfax touch, it's pretty bloody good! It's beautifully smooth, medium-bodied shiraz that’s full of plums, and figs, and that cool climate pepper and spice of the region. This is a modern and very polished wine.
Red
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- Grenache Blend
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- South Australia
- Grenache Blend
- South Australia
Sanglier bring us their take on a southwest French blend, a style where each grape supports the others to make a balanced and drinkable wine. In this case it’s 55% McLaren Vale grenache, 30% Clare Valley shiraz and 15% Adelaide Hills tannat. They call it a GST. Vibrancy and freshness are the themes of this wine. Lots of raspberry and spice on the nose and on the palate it’s medium bodied and crunchy. It’s a Euro-inspired version of of the Classic Dry Red and very good indeed.
White
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- Pinot Gris
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- Adelaide Hills
- Pinot Gris
- Adelaide Hills
I'm not sure what I like more - the delicious and perfectly-aged wine, or its stunning label. Both are a knock-out! The wine is from the cool Piccadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills. It's full of green apples, brown pears and floral notes, with a layered and luscious palate. There's a spiciness that I'd say has developed in the bottle. What a ripper!
White
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- Riesling
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- Clare Valley
- Riesling
- Clare Valley
Atlas Wines are one of the rising stars of the Clare Valley, a region that is dominated by big and established wineries. Their wines and packaging are what we'd call 'new wave,' bursting with personality, along with citrus, minerality and texture. It's all you'd expected from riesling from Clare, acid and vivid fruit, but it delivers a little something extra.
White
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- Chardonnay
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- Gippsland
- Chardonnay
- Gippsland
Bellvale are a small Gippsland producer with a very large following of their very smart wines. Their chardonnay is quite rich and has a leesy, nutty character that is balanced by vibrant acidity. It's the kind of wine to put in a big glass and watch unfold as a bit of time and air show a particularly detailed wine.